WO2001085384A1 - Soudage par agitation par friction de composites a matrices metalliques, d'alliages ferreux, d'alliages non ferreux et de superalliages, a l'aide d'un outil superabrasif - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to friction stir welding wherein heat for creating a weld is generated by plunging a rotating pin of a tool into a workpiece. More specifically, the present invention relates to a new tool that is used in a friction stir welding process that enables the present invention to weld materials that are not functionally weldable using state of the art friction stir welding processes and tools, said materials including ferrous alloys such as stainless steel, and higher melting point super alloys that contain only small amounts of or no ferrous materials at all.
- Friction welding has been used in industry for years. It is a solid-state process that yields large economic benefits because it avoids many problems associated with rapid solidification of molten material that occurs in traditional fusion welding processes.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tool being used for friction stir butt welding that is characterized by a generally cylindrical tool 10 having a shoulder 12 and a pin 14 extending outward from the shoulder. The pin 14 is rotated against a workpiece 16 until sufficient heat is generated, wherein the pin of the tool is plunged into the plasticized workpiece material.
- the workpiece 16 is often two sheets or plates of material that are butted together at a joint line 18.
- the pin 14 is plunged into the workpiece 16 at the joint line 18.
- the frictional heat caused by rotational motion of the pin 14 against the workpiece material 16 causes the workpiece material to soften without reaching a melting point.
- the tool 10 is moved transversely along the joint line 18, thereby creating a weld as the plasticized material flows around the pin from a leading edge to a trailing edge.
- the result is a solid phase bond 20 at the joint line 18 that is generally indistinguishable from the workpiece material 16.
- the prior art is replete with friction stir welding patents that teach the benefits of using the technique to obtain welds that have beneficial characteristics over contemporary fusion welding processes. These benefits include low distortion in long welds, no fumes, no porosity, no splatter, and excellent mechanical properties regarding tensile strength. Furthermore, the process has the advantage of using a non-consumable tool, no need for filler wire, no need for gas shielding, and a tolerance for imperfect weld preparations such as the presence of oxide in the weld region. The process is especially useful for preventing significant heat damage or otherwise altering the properties of the original material being welded.
- MMCs metal matrix composites
- An MMC is a material having a metal phase and a ceramic phase. Examples of the ceramic phase include silicon carbide and boron carbide. A common metal used in MMCs is aluminum.
- MMCs have desirable stiffness and wear characteristics, but they also have a low fracture toughness, thereby limiting applications.
- a good example of a use for MMCs is in disk brake rotors on vehicles, where stiffness, strength and wear provide advantages over present materials, and where the more brittle nature is generally not an issue.
- the MMC makes the rotor lighter than cast-iron, and the ceramic phase such as silicon carbide enables greater wear resistance.
- MMCs include, but should no be considered limited to, drive shafts, cylinder liners, engine connecting rods, aircraft landing gear, aircraft engine components, bicycle frames, golf clubs, radiation shielding components, satellites, and aeronautical structures .
- ferrous alloys include steel and stainless steel. Possible applications are far-ranging, and include the shipbuilding, aerospace, railway, construction and transportation industries.
- the stainless steel market alone is at least five times greater than the market for aluminum alloys. It has been determined that steels and stainless steels represent more than 80% of welded products, making the ability to friction stir weld highly desirable.
- super alloys are nickel-, iron- nickel, and cobalt-base alloys generally used at temperatures above 1000 degrees F. Additional elements commonly found in superalloys include, but are not limited to, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, aluminum, titanium, niobium, tantalum, and rhenium.
- Titanium is also a desirable material to friction stir weld. Titanium is a non- ferrous material, but has a higher melting point than other non-ferrous materials.
- the present invention is a tool for friction stir welding MMCs, ferrous alloys, non-ferrous alloys, and superalloys, the tool including a shank, a shoulder, and a pin disposed through the shoulder and into the shank, wherein the pin and the shoulder at least include a coating comprised of a superabrasive material, the pin and shoulder being designed to reduce stress risers, disposing a collar around a portion of the shoulder and the shank to thereby inhibit rotational movement of the shoulder relative to the shank, and incorporating thermal management by providing a thermal flow barrier between the shoulder and the shank, and between the collar and the tool.
- the shank, shoulder, and pin are separate components that are coupled together to form the friction stir welding tool, wherein the shoulder and the shank include a superabrasive coating.
- the shank and the shoulder are a monolithic element including a superabrasive coating over at least a portion thereof, and having a separate pin with a superabrasive coating.
- the shank, shoulder and pin are a monolithic element having a superabrasive coating covering at least a portion thereof .
- thermal management of heat using thermal flow barriers within the tool enables sufficient heat to be generated at the pin to enable friction stir welding, while protecting a tool holder from heat damage.
- stress risers are reduced on the pin, larger radii are provided on the shoulder, and pin diameter is increased to thereby enable friction stir welding of MMCs, ferrous alloys, and superalloys.
- the tool includes at least one CVD, ion-beam implanted, and/or PVD coating disposed over the superabrasive coating to thereby increase resistance to chemical and mechanical wear.
- the tool is coated with a whisker reinforced superabrasive in order to decrease spalling of the superabrasive coating.
- flats are disposed along the lengthwise axis of the tool to thereby prevent separation of the tool into component elements during translational motion of the tool .
- the superabrasive coating is selected based upon a desired balance between chemical wear and mechanical wear.
- the superabrasive coating is selected based upon the characteristic of having a low coefficient of friction that prevents the workpiece material from adhering to the tool, thereby reducing wear of the tool.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a state of the art friction stir welding tool that is welding two plates of material together.
- Figure 2A is a cross-sectional profile view of the preferred embodiment, made in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
- Figure 2B is an end view of the tool shown in figure 2A.
- Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of an alternative embodiment, where the shank, shoulder and pin are all separate components.
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of another alternative tool embodiment, where a hole is disposed through the length of the shank to assist in pin replacement.
- Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of another alternative tool embodiment, where the shank, shoulder and pin are a monolithic element.
- Figure 6A is a cross-sectional view of an endmill blank that is functioning as a pin, the pin having helical channels in which is disposed superabrasive material .
- Figure 6B is an end view of the endmill blank of figure 6A.
- Figure 7A is a cross-sectional view of another alternative tool embodiment, where the shank also functions as a locking collar.
- Figure 7B is a close-up profile view of surface irregularities that enables mechanical locking to thereby prevent slipping of the shoulder relative to the shank.
- Figure 7C is a close-up profile view of surface irregularities that enables mechanical locking to thereby prevent slipping of the shoulder relative to the shank.
- Figure 8 is a cross-sectional profile view of a pin having surface deformations , designed to create transitional or turbulent flow around the pin in the workpiece material .
- Figure 9A is an end view of a pin that includes surface deformations in the form of a flat on the pin designed to create transitional or turbulent flow around the pin.
- Figure 9B is an end view of a pin that includes surface deformations in the form of an irregular surface on the pin designed to create transitional or turbulent flow around the pin.
- Figure 10 is cross-sectional profile view of a tool that has an off center pin or cam designed to create transitional or turbulent flow around the pin.
- the presently preferred embodiment of the invention is a tool that incorporates superabrasive materials in a pin and shoulder, and utilizes thermal management within the tool, to enable friction stir welding of materials that are presently functionally unweldable.
- the present invention makes possible long, continuous, and uninterrupted welds of MMCs, ferrous alloys, and superalloys without suffering significant degradation of the tool.
- Figure 2A is a cross-sectional profile view of the elements of the preferred embodiment of the present invention that is a result of those tests.
- the tool 28 includes a shank 30 that is generally cylindrical. Coupled to the shank 30 is a shoulder 32 with an integral pin 34. Coupled around a portion of the shank 30 and the shoulder 32 with an integral pin 34 is a collar 36. Disposed between the shank 30 and the shoulder 32 with an integral pin 34 is a thermal flow barrier 38.
- the shank 30 is preferably cemented tungsten carbide. Cemented tungsten carbide is selected for its strength, and for its high thermal conductivity that allows proper cooling of the shank to maintain its strength relative to the other materials used in the tool 28.
- One advantageous characteristic of the superabrasive material is its high thermal conductivity. However, it is important to understand that the thermal conductivity can be useful or a detriment to the tool, depending upon how it is managed. Experimentation has demonstrated that thermal management is critical to creating a successful friction stir welding tool.
- a successful tool has to direct sufficient heat to the weld region to enable solid-phase welding, while at the same time limiting the heat so that the weld region is kept as cool as possible in order to obtain a high quality weld region.
- the tool can be designed to regulate any desired flow of heat out of the tool, thereby enabling design flexibility.
- a material with lower thermal conductivity would be limited to its own value of thermal conductivity, or less.
- the objective is to have a tool whose thermal flow characteristics can be modified in order to obtain the best weld characteristics, including a weld that cools fast.
- a thermal management scheme was developed in order to maintain the heat generated by friction between the tool and the workpiece near the weld region.
- One aspect of the scheme is to select a material for the shank 30 that will restrict heat flow from the pin 34, to a tool holder (not shown) that is gripping the attachment end 42 of the tool 28. The tool holder causes the tool 28 to rotate, and it might also be damaged by heat.
- the thermal management scheme also keeps the shank cool enough to resist translational forces during friction stir welding.
- a high strength steel can be substituted for the cemented tungsten carbide in the shank 30, but the steel will conduct less thermal energy away from the shoulder 32 and integral pin 34, thereby causing the shank to run at a higher temperature and reduced strength. However, the steel will function with the proper cooling. If rotating the pin 34 against the workpiece material is what enables heat to be generated for the friction stir welding process, it is important to know what rates of rotation will result in a functional weld.
- the rate of rotation of the shoulder 32 with an integral pin 34 is preferably within the range of 50 rpm to 2000 rpm, depending upon the material being welded, the diameter of the tool, and the composition of the elements of the tool 28. It is noted that the preferred • surface speed of the tool is between 7 and 400 surface feet per minute .
- thermal flow barrier 38 The purpose of the thermal flow barrier 38 can now be understood in light of the previous comments regarding thermal flow management. It is critical that the frictional heat be properly managed to keep heat focused on the workpiece material without drawing it away through the tool 28.
- titanium or a titanium alloy is selected as the material for the thermal flow barrier 38.
- a titanium alloy is selected because of its ability to withstand the temperatures that are experienced by the tool 28, and because of its relatively low thermal conductivity. Nevertheless, it should be realized that the titanium alloy is not the only material that can be used. It is described for illustration purposes, and can be replaced with a material that performs a similar function.
- the shoulder 32 with integral pin 34 is a most novel element of the invention because of the materials used in its fabrication, and because of its geometry. These elements are selected in order to overcome the extreme thermal, mechanical, and chemical wear of the friction stir welding process. One type of wear is not necessarily more important than another, they just result in different types of failures.
- PCBN polycrystalline cubic boron nitride
- PCBN is made from hexagonal boron nitride power in an ultra high temperature and ultra high pressure (UHTP) press (one million psi at 1400 degrees Celsius, or 1673 K) .
- UHTP ultra high temperature and ultra high pressure
- Time and temperature are adjustable to create cubic boron nitride crystals having the optimum size, shape and friability for specific applications.
- the crystals range in size of diameter from under a micron to around 50 microns .
- the cubic boron nitride (CBN) crystals are mixed with a powder of a different or second phase material.
- the second phase material is either ceramic or metal based.
- the CBN provides mechanical strength, while a ceramic would provide resistance to chemical wear. Therefore, the percentage of CBN relative to the second phase material is dependent upon the application, where a balance must be struck between mechanical and chemical wear resistance.
- the second phase material generally adds a toughness and chemical stability to the PCBN.
- the toughness is in part due to the ability of the second phase to inhibit crack propagation.
- the CBN helps here as well, as it has randomly oriented fracture plans that naturally resist spalling.
- Lower CBN content is generally used for machining operations of hardened high temperature superalloys needing more chemical wear resistance and less mechanical wear resistance.
- Higher CBN content is used for abrasive wear resistance, where the second phase is generally metallic for added toughness.
- CBN crystals have hardness values, thermal conductivity, thermal expansion, coefficient of friction values, fracture toughness, and transverse rupture values similar to PCD. These properties are engineered using the second phase material to achieve a specific application requirement.
- the mixed powder is placed with a substrate such as cemented tungsten carbide, or even a free-standing PCBN blank, in a refractory metal container.
- a substrate such as cemented tungsten carbide, or even a free-standing PCBN blank.
- the container is sealed and returned to the UHTP press, where the powder is sintered together and to the substrate to form a PCBN tool blank.
- the PCBN tool blank is then either ground, lapped, wire EDM cut, or laser cut to shape and size, depending upon the application.
- Superabrasives are materials that are defined as being processed under high temperature and ultra high pressure.
- Superabrasive materials include PCBN and PCD. These materials are going to be found on the periodic table and identified as compounds including elements extending from IIIA, IVA, NA, VIA, IIIB, INB , and VB.
- Superabrasives have a hard primary or first phase, and a secondary catalytic phase that facilitates primary phase crystal structure sintering and transformation.
- Superabrasives may or may not be electrically conductive. They can also be strengthened using whisker reinforcement. They may also be considered as materials that undergo a solid-state phase transformation during processing at elevated temperature and pressure, and a material that is created by a sintering process, with or without a binder.
- the superabrasive material on the shoulder 32 may be relatively thin. This becomes important if the superabrasive material is being finished to a desired form. If the finished form includes a slanted, beveled or angled surface or other similar structure as shown in this embodiment, it is important that the slant not pierce the superabrasive material. Accordingly, the thickness of the superabrasive must be sufficient to provide the desired slant without reaching the substrate material .
- the pin diameter is probably best expressed as a ratio of pin diameter compared to pin length. In the presently preferred embodiment, the range of ratios extends from 0.2:1 to 30:1.
- the shoulder 32 is not shown as a flat surface relative to a workpiece.
- the shoulder 32 is in fact concave. This shape enables the plasticized workpiece material to be more easily displaced and flow around the pin 34. The concave shape also forces the plasticized workpiece material back into the workpiece.
- a relatively flat region 44 is shown between the outer and inner radii of the shoulder 32, this region 44 can also be curved to form a concave or a convex surface.
- the shoulder 32 can be also be convex or flat relative to the workpiece.
- the friction stir welding process requires that the tool holder press down on the tool 28. This axial pressure is generally sufficient to hold the components
- brazing the components together will only serve to function as a point of weakness of the tool 28. This is because the brazing material is likely to have a melting point that is at most near the temperature at which friction stir welding is being performed.
- the flats 46 can be replaced by other surface features that enable the tool components 30, 32, 34 to be mechanically locked into a position where they will remain stationary relative to each other.
- the other surface features include the use of splines, friction welding, diffusion welding, a lock on back, or a lock on the outside diameter of the shank.
- the final components of this preferred embodiment are the collar 36 and the thermal flow barrier 40.
- One of first collar materials that was used in experimentation was formed of a titanium alloy. Disadvantageously, titanium alloy is drawable, and will creep and flow under high temperatures. Initial tests with a titanium collar showed that the titanium alloy collar actually fell down around the shoulder and pin and onto the workpiece as the tool made a welding run.
- the presently preferred embodiment utilizes a superalloy for the material of the collar 36.
- nickel-cobalt, or cobalt-chromium are suitable superalloy materials .
- Figure 2B is provided as an end-view of the tool 28.
- the materials that are visible from this perspective are the pin 34, the shoulder 32, the titanium alloy thermal flow barrier 40, and the collar 36.
- CBN as the superabrasive coating on the shoulder 32 and the pin 34
- this is not the only superabrasive material that can be used.
- one of the best substitutes for CBN is polycrystalline diamond (PCD) .
- PCD polycrystalline diamond
- the diameter of the pin is 0.37".
- the diameter of the shoulder is 1".
- the thickness of the titanium alloy thermal barriers 38, 40 are 0.060", and the diameter of the collar 36 is 1.63".
- the angle on the collar 36 is shown as 15 degrees, and the angle of the shoulder is shown as 6 degrees.
- CBN is a good material for friction stir welding steel, it may not be good for other materials. Therefore, it is an element of the invention to make it possible to mix and match shoulders and pins, as will be shown in alternative embodiments.
- PCD has a chemical reaction with a titanium alloy at friction stir welding temperatures.
- diamond cannot be used to weld materials that are carbide formers, unless the highest temperature that will be reaches is below a soluble point .
- the coefficient of friction of CBN and of diamond is very low (0.05 to 0.1) .
- the coefficient of friction of steel is 0.8. This low coefficient of friction enables the workpiece material to slide along the tool 28 instead of sticking to it. The result is a much cleaner finish that does not require a lot of finishing work. Finishing costs can be high, especially with ferrous alloys and superalloys. The low coefficient of friction also leads to reduced tool wear.
- the thermal conductivity of CBN and PCD are high, about 100 to 550 Watts/meter-K, compared to steel which is about 48 Watts/meter-K.
- the result is that the weld is cooler. Cooler welds are desirable because they form further away from the melting point, and thus avoid all of the problems of liquid welding phases. It has been demonstrated in tests that one of the direct benefits of the present invention is that the welds have greater tensile strength compared to welds using more conventional arc welding.
- the high thermal conductivity of CBN is also the reason for the user of thermal flow barriers 38, 40 that are used to keep the heat from escaping the weld region of the workpiece.
- a substrate for the shoulder and the pin has been coated with a superabrasive. It is another novel element of the invention to allow for multiple coatings . These coatings can be applied using CVD, ion-implantation, or PVD processes. The purpose of the coatings is to provide features that will assist the superabrasive to withstand the different types of wear that it experiences. For example, a second coating can enhance the chemical wear resistance.
- the coatings that are applied to substrates or on top of the superabrasives can be of varying thicknesses . Although in the abrasive tool industry a coating of 0.030" to 0.050" is considered a thick coating, and a coating of less than 0.001 is considered a thin coating, it is an aspect of the invention that other thicknesses may be required for optimum performance of the coating material.
- Solid CBN can also be pressed so that it has no coating. This CBN can be pressed to as large a volume as the UHTP process will allow, usually up to 4 inches in diameter by 4 inches long. This solid CBN does not, however, have the benefit of a substrate that adds strength and toughness.
- thermal management is a novel element of the preferred embodiment, cooling of the tool is also important, but for a different reason.
- Thermal management is used to ensure that enough heat is directed to the weld region by making sure it is not siphoned away. But for the heat that is able to move away from the shoulder and pin, it is often necessary to provide some type of active cooling. Cooling can take the form of a mist directed at the exterior of the tool, or even air. But cooling can also be an internal process. Thus, it may be necessary with some materials to provide internal cooling by providing a cooling channel through a portion of the shank. It is also possible to cool the tool holder. Cooling can even extend to the workpiece itself. While heat is necessary for the weld, it should always be remembered that a cool weld is inherently stronger, and that friction stir welding is a solid-state process .
- the presently preferred embodiment teaches a tool having two components, the shank 30, and the shoulder 32 with an integral pin 34. However, experimentation has shown that the pin 34 will usually wear out before the shoulder 32. If they are integral, the entire shoulder 32 and pin 34 combination have to be replaced together. This is a waste of resources.
- figure 3 is a cross-sectional perspective view of an alternative embodiment wherein the shoulder 50 is not integral with the pin 52. Instead, these components are manufactured separately, and coupled to the shank 48. As shown in figure 3, the pin 52 rests within a bore hole 54 drilled into an end of the shank 48. The thermal flow barriers 38, 40 are still in place. The pin 52 only has a superabrasive coating on the portion that is outside of the bore hole 54.
- Coupling the pin 52 to the shank 48 is also not a trivial matter.
- the pin 52 is disposed into the bore hole 54 using a press fitting. It is noted that it is possible to add strength to the pin 52 if it is put into residual compressive stress.
- the shape of the pin 52 can also be altered. There may be advantages to providing the pin with a cross- section that is not round.
- the pin may be hexagonal or square .
- the pin may be formed as an ellipsoid or as an object having all straight sides, or a combination of curved sides and straight sides. Residual compressive strength can be created, for example, by heating the tool. As the tool is heated, it expands . The diameter of the pin is selected so that when the tool cools, it exerts positive mechanical pressure on the pin.
- Another method of attachment might be to dispose a screw into the pin 52. The screw would be used to pull the pin into compression through the back end of a tool.
- Figure 4 is provided as another alternative embodiment of the present invention. The difference from figure 3 is that the hole 62 now extends entirely through the shank 60.
- One of the main advantages of this embodiment is that replacing the pin 64 is simply a matter of pushing the pin 64 out of the shank 60 by inserting a tool through the hole 62. This design can reduce costs, and make the tool reusable for many applications. It is thus only necessary to insert a pin 64 of the proper length.
- the pin when it is a replaceable item.
- the pin is manufactured from cemented tungsten carbide, and coated with an appropriate superabrasive.
- the pin can also be manufactured as a solid superabrasive material, or be a carbide with the desired coating.
- the pin can be reinforced. Reinforcing a pin may be desirable if the pin length is unusually long because of the thickness of the workpiece material. Reinforcement may also be necessary when the material of the pin does not inherently have the strength of a material such as tungsten carbide.
- the shank can also be manufactured from a superabrasive, or be a carbide that is coated with a superabrasive.
- Figure 5 is another alternative embodiment of the invention, wherein instead of having separate components, the tool 70 is a monolithic unit.
- the cost of manufacturing an entire tool as a single piece is prohibitively expensive.
- this embodiment it is unlikely that this embodiment will be widely used.
- the difficulty in its use might be the thermal management that is seen as critical when using superabrasives. Therefore, insertion of a thermal barrier may be important, but that would defeat the purpose of the monolithic design.
- FIG. 6A is provided as a profile perspective view of a helical endmill blank 80.
- the substrate of the blank 80 is preferably cemented tungsten carbide, with the PCBN or other superabrasive disposed in helical channels 82.
- Figure 6B is an end view of the blank 80, illustrating the helical channels 82 in which the superabrasive material is disposed.
- FIG. 7A is provided as a cross-sectional illustration of another tool embodiment that provides all of the desirable characteristics of the present invention, but without the use of a separate locking collar.
- the locking collar is replaced by a portion of the shank itself so that it is integral to the shank itself .
- the shank 90 is shown having a bore hole 92 disposed partially into the working end 94 of the shank.
- the depth of the bore hole 92 is selected based upon the depth of the shoulder and the pin 96.
- the shoulder and the pin 96 are integral.
- the shoulder and the pin 96 could also be separate components as shown in previous embodiments .
- the wall 98 around the bore hole 92 functions as a locking collar, to thereby assist in preventing rotational movement of the shoulder and the pin 96 relative to the shank 90. This can be accomplished, for example, by press fitting the shoulder and the pin 96 into the bore hole 92. Notice that the thermal flow barrier 100 is also in place to enable management of heat from the shoulder and the pin 96 to the shank 90.
- this embodiment includes the use of some other means for mechanically locking the back surface 102 of the shoulder and the pin 96 to the shank 90. This can be accomplished using some of the previously mentioned techniques.
- mechanical locking can be performed by complementary dentations, splines or other physical features on the back surface 102 and the bottom surface 104 of the bore hole 92 that prevent relative rotational movement through complementary interlocking.
- Figures 7B and 7C are provided as an illustration of just two examples of how the back surface 102 of the shoulder and the pin 96 can be mechanically locked to the bottom surface 104 of the bore hole 92 of the shank 90.
- bore hole splines 106 are formed in the bottom surface 104 of the bore hole 92
- complementary splines 108 are formed on the back surface 102 of the shoulder and the pin 96.
- An important and novel aspect of the invention also pertains to the flow of the workpiece material around the tool pin. Although friction stir welding is said to occur as a solid-phase process, the workpiece material is still capable of fluid-like movement, or flow. It is important when trying to obtain the best weld possible to increase the rate of flow of the workpiece material around the pin .
- Laminar flow is defined as non-turbulent fluid flow.
- laminar flow of the workpiece material is also the slowest. Therefore, any geometry of the pin that will result in the increased rate of fluid flow of the workpiece material around the pin will also result in a weld having the improved weld characteristics.
- it is desired to have a turbulent fluid flow of the workpiece material, or transitional flow which is defined as a flow that has turbulent characteristics. Therefore, it is desirable to trip a boundary layer from laminar flow into the transitional or turbulent type of flow.
- Figure 8 is provided as a profile view of a pin having physical deformations that are designed to obtain at least some transitional or turbulent flow of the workpiece material around the pin.
- the pin 120 is covered by a plurality of dimples 122, much like the dimples of a golf ball. The number, size, and depth of the dimples 122 will need to be varied in order to obtain the desired flow characteristics for the workpiece material.
- figure 9A is provided as an end view of a pin 126 and shoulder 128 that is designed to generate transitional or turbulent flow around the pin.
- the pin 126 is shown having a single flat 130 on a side thereof. It is envisioned that the total number and the width of the flats 130 can be adjusted to obtain the desired flow characteristics of the workpiece. It is also envisioned that instead of a flat surface, the surface irregularity will extend the length of the pin, and may not be a uniform surface.
- figure 9B shows another end view of a pin 132 and shoulder 134, where a surface irregularity 136 is not flat.
- Figure 10 is a profile view of a tool 140, where the pin 142 is disposed parallel to but no longer concentric with a lengthwise axis 144 of the tool.
- the pin 142 is now offset, thereby creating a cam configuration that is designed to generate transitional and turbulent flow in the workpiece material.
- the degree of offset is exaggerated for illustration purposes only. The actual offset will depend upon the tool and the workpiece characteristics. It is also envisioned that many useful pin geometries and tools can be adapted in accordance with the principles of the present invention. For example, tools having pins of adjustable length can provide many benefits.
- a last aspect of the invention is the subject of pressing a tool to a near net shape.
- Near net refers to a tool that after pressing requires very little finishing to obtain the final product.
- the pin, shoulder, integral pin and shoulder, and pin with reinforcement are pressed to near net shape.
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